Hair waving apparatus



Deco 24, 1935. P. H. O RDIN HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Filed Aug. 29, 1933 INVENTOR. @411] ii 0 diw Patented Dec. 24, 1935 PATENT OFFICE HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Philip H. Ordin,

Los Angeles, Calif.

Application August 29, 1933, Serial No. 687,274

6 Claims.

My invention relates to hair waving apparatus of the character used to give the so-called permanent wave effect tothehuman hair, and it has among its salient objects: to provide improved means for protecting the scalp and for bunching and holding the hair in proper conditionto be wrapped around the wave producing elements of the apparatus by which it is held during the application of the. heater thereto; to

. provide means for more securely clamping around the hair adjacent the scalp whereby to prevent the escape of steam or heat around the clamping means to the scalp; to provide improved means upon which the hair is wound for producing a spiral wave effect and also the ring effect along portions of the same strands of the hair; to provide in connection with the clamping and hold means, means for automatically parting the hair, and dividing the bunch of hair being worked on into two substantially round bunches of hair, spaced apart and properly held to be wound around the wave forming elements of the device; to provide a device in which one or two elements to receive the hair therearound can be used, as may be necessary because of the length of the hair; and, in general, to provide a simple, practical and effective apparatus in which the hair can be quickly clamped, held, and wound into the desired form for the type of wave wanted, with improved means for holding the partstogether while the heater is applied thereto.

In order to explain my invention more fully, I have illustratedv the same on the accompanying sheet of drawing, which I willnow describe.

Figure 1 is aplan view of a hair Waving device embodying my invention, with a portion of one piece broken away;

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is an edge view of the holder, looking up at Fig. 1, with the hair-receiving element removed and the end clamping or latch means shown open;

Figure 4 is a sectional view through the body members, taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the clamping and holding members. in open position;

Figure 6 is a side elevation of one of the hair receiving elements, partly in section;

Figure '7 is a plan view of a scalp guard to be placed around the hair at the scalp to divide the hair preparatory to applying the Waving apparatus thereto; and

Figure 8 is an end View thereof.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, my invention as here illustrated comprises a body member composed of two spaced body members I5 and I6, of substantially the form shown and of insulating material, with a hinged member I'I, pivotally connected therewith as at ll, with its opposite endformed into a latch hook I8,'and adapted when said member is closed to be locked by means of a pivoted latch I9, pivoted on a hinged arm 28, between the ends of said body members l5 and I6, as shown. Said hinged member I! also has placed over it a sleeve of 10 rubber, or other suitable and. flexible material, designated 2|, adapted to fit snugly into the V- shaped edges of said members I5 and I6, as seen in Fig. 4, with hair clamped therein, as hereinafter again referred to.

A bracket or U-member 22 is secured between said members l5 and I6, at one end, and a similar U-member 23 is carried by the hinged arm 26, which swings open, as seen in Figs. 3 and 5.

Also pivotally connected with said hinged member I1 and its sleeve 2|, is a flat shield member 2 of substantially the form shown in Fig. 5, and provided at its outer end with a slot and pin connection with the member II, as at 25, whereby said shield member 24 has a confined relative Z5 movement as it is closed to overlie the body member I5. Said shield member is shown with tapered edges 24 leading into or terminating in two rounded pockets, as 26 and 21, into which the hair is moved in two bunches, as hereinafter 30 again referred to.

After the hair has been arranged through the device described, it is wound upon the curling or waving device, which I will now describe, referring to Fig. 6. This consists of a round body 3 member 28, reduced in diameter in its middle portion, and provided with a handle 29 and a hinged finger or holding member 30, adapted to close down upon and around said body to hold the hair as it is wound thereupon. The end of said body member is provided with an end piece or spindle 3|, the shank of which is reduced and provided with a coiled spring, 32, one end of which is inserted through a hole in the spindle, as at 32 and the other end is left free and acts as a ratchet or dog when said body member is turned in one direction, while allowing said body member to be turned in the other direction freely. The outer end of said end piece 3| fits into the U-member 23, at one end of said main body members I5-|5, while the neck portion 29 fits in the other U-member 22, as seen in Fig. 1, where said waving or curling device is shown in place therein.

In Figs. 7 and 8, I have showna guard member which is placed next to the scalp and through which the two strands or bunches of hair to be treated pass before the device shown in Fig. 1 is applied thereto. This guard consists of two flat members 33 and 34, hinged together at 35 and provided at their other ends with a ratchetlike member 36 on the 'end of one of said members with a spring clip or finger 31 on the other of said members, whereby said members can be closed together, as seen in Fig. 7, with the two bunches of hair passing through the two openings 38 and 39, the tapered middle portion of the member 33, designated 33', functions to divide the hair into two bunches and guide it into the openings 38 and 39. This guard member is made of suitable insulating material which'will prevent heat getting to the scalp. 7

After the hair has been applied to the curling or waving devices, as shown in Fig. 1, a heater of any suitable design is applied thereto, and as it forms no part of this invention, I have not shown aheater.

I will now describe the use and operation of my invention as illustrated and described. 7 In the first place my improved guard member, Figs. 7 and 8, is applied to the hair by gathering a bunch of hair and applying said guard member thereto which automatically divides it into two roundbunches and moves them into the two openings 38 and 39, the members 33 and 34 closingaroundsaid hair, close to the scalp. This,

guard member is used with either form of the invention to protect the scalp from heat and also to divide the hair into two round bunches to receive the hair waving or curling devices.

The device as shown in Fig. 5 is a clamped upon the two bunches of hair, the hair being clamped between the two beveled edges of the members l5 and HS, and the flexible sleeve 2 I, as seen in Fig. 4, thus insuring complete insulation from the scalp with no chance of steam or heat escaping around the hair to the scalp. 7 4

The ends of the hair are now put under the member 30 of the round member 28, and wound thereupon by turning said member until it comes up to the top, overlapping guard member 24, as seen in Fig. 1, and is seated in the U-shaped end members 22 and 23, as shown, and the device is ready to have the heater applied thereto. It will be understood that the usual saturated wrapper is placed around the rolled hair before the heater is'applied thereto. When it is desired to release the device, it is only necessary to move the latch I9 outwardly, as seen in Fig. 3, and said member 28 is released and is removed from the hair. Said member 28 can be turned after being seated in the members 22 and 23 to tighten the hair thereon. This is made possible by reason of the handle 29 and the spring ratchet 32 in the opposite end of said member 28, as seen in Fig. 6. The fact that the members 15 and I6 are spaced apart, as seen in Fig. 3, provides air space and Ventilation therethrough to the hair. Thus I have provided a simple, practical and most effective devicefor giving a wave or curl form to the hair with safety and convenience and without the use of strings and other inconvenient means, the hair being held tightly in the guard members and in the clamping members as they are closed together, and being wound upon the waving or curling members in such a way as will give the best results and with the greatest convenience, not only in winding'an'd holding the hair in place for the heater, but in quickly releasing it after the heater is removed therefrom.

I am aware that changes in details can be made in my invention as here shown without departing from the spirit thereof, and I do not therefore limit the invention to the showing here made, except as I may be limited by the hereto ap- 5 pended claims.

I claim:

1. A hair waving device including two flat members'hingedly' connected at one end and adapted to close together flatwise in overl-ap- 10 ping relationship and formed to provide an opening therebetween to receive a bunch of hair between their edges, a clamping member pivotally connected along the side of one of said members and adapted to close yieldingly upon the edge 15 of the other of said members, whereby said flat members form a guard next to the scalp and said clamping member holds the hair, and means detachably connected with said device for the hair to be wound upon to give it form. 20

- 2. A hair waving device including two flat receiving member adapted to have the end of the l hair wound thereupon, and means holding it on said device.

3. A hair waving device including two spaced flat members secured together flatwise side by side and having their upper edges formed to receive a clamping member, a cushioned clamping 40 member pivotally connected at one to said flat members and adapted to close down upon the edges of said fiat members to clamp hair therebetween, latch means for holding said. members together with hair therebetween, a fiat guard member hingedly connected flatwise along the outer sideof said spaced fiat members and having its edge formed to provide hair receiving openings,'whereby to form a scalp guard, holding brackets at the opposite ends of said device on the outer side, and a hair-receiving member detachably held in said bracketsto have hair wound thereupon to give it form.

4. A hair waving device including in. combination a member having its edge undulating, a cushioned member hingedly connected at its end to the end of said first member and adapted to be closed to fit along said undulating edge to clamp hair therebetween, and a shield member connected with said members to bridge the meeting edges and rest flatwise against the sides of said first members, said shield member having its edge tapering toform a pointed middle portion to separate the hair into two bunches as said members are closed together, and means for fastening said members and said shield member in closed position.

5. In hair waving apparatus a member having undulating edge, a second member provided with a flexible sleeve and of undulating form to fit lengthwise against said first member, said members being hinged at one end. and having latch means at their opposite ends, a shield member having. a tapering edge and connectedwith Said members to rest lengthwise thereupon to bridge the meeting undulating edges of said members, said shield member having tapering edges to divide hair clamped between said undulating edges and separate it into two bunches, and means for holding a round member on said apparatus with the hair wound thereupon.

6. In hair Waving apparatus, a body member formed of two fiat members spaced apart flatwise, a second member covered with a flexible 10 material and hingedly connected'therewith and adapted to be closed against the spaced edges of said body member, lengthwise thereof, whereby to clamp hair therebetween, means on said members for holding a roll to have hair wound thereupon, latch means for holding said body member and said second member in closed position with hair clamped therebetween, and means for separating the hair into two separate bunches between said members as said members are closed together.

PHILIP H. ORDIN. 

